Another reason Navy can’t join earlier: It has games scheduled through 2018, bowl contracts through 2017 and television contracts with both CBS Sports and CBS College Sports through 2018, the athletic director said.

The Big East will lose Syracuse and Pittsburgh next season to the ACC but gain full members Houston, UCF, SMU and Memphis, as well as football-only members Boise State and San Diego State.

Aresco has stated that he would like to add another team besides Navy to get to a 14-team league for football.